April 1959 page 8

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SKETCH OF GASTONIA'S $600,000 "Y" NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION

building boom the organization has ever
experienced in this area.

Charlotte, largest of the four cities,
logically has the largest project under-
way. The new Charlotte "Y" is rising at
the corner of East Morehead St. and In-
dependence Boulevard on the site of the
old Alexander Graham Junior High
School. Its main section will be six stories
high and will contain 120 dormitory
rooms on the top four floors. The re-

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mainder of the building will provide
space and facilities for a greatly-expand-
ed YMCA program. Included in the new
building will be an auditorium, dining
facilities, a fine indoor swimming pool,
gymnasium, and a variety of health and
physical education facilities. Ample off-
street parking areas and a central loca-
tion will undoubtedly stimulate a vastly
increased usage of the Charlotte "Y". All
of this was made possible by the success
of a capital funds drive conducted about
two years ago.

Franklin Avenue site

The attractive new Gastonia YMCA is
under construction on a site on West
Franklin Avenue adjacent to a building
which houses the Gastonica Chamber of
Commerce. The site was formerly a park,
and until a few years ago the last street
car to operate in the city, "Old Ironsides
No. 2," occupied a corner of the property.
The old P & N car was enshrined on the
site after the tracks were removed from
Franklin Avenue a decade ago.

The Gastonia project, scheduled for
completion during the first quarter of
1960, includes a combination indoor and
outdoor swimming pool, a fine gymna-
sium, club rooms, lounges, a chapel, and
many other attractive features. Its large
general purpose room can accommodate
sizeable gatherings and serve meals to

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